Washing-machine.



H. S.-TOTTEN.

WASHING MACHINE- APPLICATION FIL'EQ my I. van.

1 ,271 ,809. Patented July 9, 191a.

Arrdmvn HARVEY S. TOTTEN, 01? PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON.

WASHING-MA CHINE.

Specification o1 Letters ratent.

Patented July a 191s.

Application filed May 1, 1917. Serietlqo. 165,?1'3.

To of whom it may concern.

lie it kumvn that .l, HanvnY S. To'rruu, a citizen of the limited States, residing at Port v 'lngcles, in the county of (llallam and State of Warddngton, have invented certain new and useful Imprm'cments in ashinglitachiues of which the Following is a speciiitailmi y Thi invention relates to washing inachines and more particularly to machines for washin clothes and the like and has for its principal object to provide an improved and novel washing machine construction which embodies the principle of continuouslv forcing the wash water through the clothes in the same direction,

ii. other object of in) device s to provide adj: table means for regulating the side of that )ht'il0l1 of the washing chamber which contains the chithes and to provide means in ci -unertitm therewith for wringing the greater portion of the water from the clothes.

Other objects will appear as my invention is more fully explained in the following specification, iliustratcd in the aceompan v ing dra wings and pointed out in the appended claim:

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section of my device. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of sametaken along the line rcc of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line w--;a of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, numeral 1 indicates an outer tub which is supported above the floor upon legs 2.

An inner tub 3 is positioned centrally within the outer tub I and in spaced relationship therewith. Inner tub 3 is provided with perforations 4 which pass through the bottom of the tub. A vertically reciprocating piston 5 is positioned within the said inner tub and is provided with perforations 6. A valve plate 7 is slidably mounted upon a piston rod 8 directly beneath the piston 5 and normally in spaced relationship therewith. The valve plate 7 is adapted to close the perforations 6 in piston 5 upon the downward stroke of the said piston. Means is provided for transmitting a reciprocating motion to piston rod 8 and including an cccentric 9 which is connected to a cross head 1.0 which is adjustably secured to piston rod 8. Eccentric 9 is operated by means of a gear 1! and coiiperating pinion 12 the former of which is connected to a common the clothes.

shaft with an e entrudisk the latter of which is mounted upon a Ll'ttflh shaft 1?). A handle M is i-iecured to'the outer end oi crank shaft 13 and provides a. manually operated means for revolving the gears. By adjusting the piston rod 8 with respectto the cross head 10 the normal extiemc ends of the stroke of the piston may be mljustahla with respect to the inner tub 3. An adjustable inner tub cover 15 is provided with perforations 16 and a closing valve 1? which is similar to valve 7. (over if) is mounted upon the lower end of a threaded shaft lF which passes through a threaded yoke it} which is secured to outer tub 1. fihaft L5 is provided with a handwhccl 20 at its upper end. Cover 15 is in water tight relationship with respect to the inner tub, when the valve plate 17 covers the perforations 16. A

water deflector 21 is provided around the rim of outer tub I just above the top of inner tub 3. An outer tub cover 22 is provided for tub 1. In operation, the clothes to be washed are placed in inner tub 3 above piston 5 and below cover 15 and the tubs are filled with wash water to a point near their tops. The cover 15 is then adjusted so that when the piston is at its uppermost stroke as shown in Fig. 1, the clothes will snugly fill the space between piston and cover 15. hen the piston is in this position, the valve plate17 has closed the per forations 16 and the water is forced through the clothes and through perforations 6. \Vhen the downward stroke of the piston starts, the water below valve plate 7 closes it with respect to piston 5, thereby forcing the water through opening 4 and up between tubs 1 and 3 onto the top of cover 15. As

the piston 5 descends, the valve 17 is released,.thereby allowing the Water above cover 15 to flow through perforations 16 and on to the clothes. Upon the return stroke of the piston 5, the valve 17 is closed and the valve 7 opened. As the piston 5 moves upwardly it forces the water from above the clothes through them and through the perforations 6. This operation is repeated upon every stroke of the piston. From the foregoing, it will be understood that the wash Water is continuously forced through the clothes from top to bottom thereby ettectually removing all dirt from In order to wring the clothes, the water is drawn off from the tub 1 and the cover 15 is brought down until the clothes are tightly placed between the piston and the cover. i

\Vhile I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, 1 am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art. without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and I therefore desire to avoid being limited to the exact form shown and described.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

In a Washing machine which embodies a cylindrical outer tub and a similar inner tub the combination of a piston rod slidably passing through the bottom of both tubs, a thin and perforated one piece piston siidably n'iounted Within the inner tub and secured to the upper end of said piston, a normally open loose valve plate slidably mounted on said piston rod directly beneath the Said piston and adapted to close the perforations therein under an upward tl1rust,'a similarly perforated eover adjustably and slidably mounted in Water tight relation within the said inner tub and adjacent the top thereof, a threaded shaft secured to said cover, a valve plate slidably mounted on said shaft directly beneath the said cover and adapted to close the perforations therein under the influence of an upward thrust, whereby when clothes to be Washed are placed intermediate the piston and the cover the upward movement of the piston will cause the clothes to "force the valve beneath the cover into closed position and on the downward stroke of the piston the resistance of the water beneath the piston will force the valve of the piston to a closed position.

In testimony whereof I eflix my signature.

HARVEY S. TOTTEN. 

